Struggling with GD diet

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kulwinder13 wrote:

Hi everyone

So I was diagnosed with GD and given a diet plan to follow by my midwife but I am really struggling to follow it as I am always hungry and starving. I feel frustrated when not satisfied by my meal and the meal portion sizes she has suggested are half of what I used to eat. Is anybody else in same situation and help me how to control my hunger. Or is it bad for baby if I sleep hungry and leave my body starving!!

It is hard. Frankly you will have to limit your intake at meals to match numbers. The solution is to eat the rest of the calories as snacks. This is my second time with GD and I had a low birth weight baby since I really didn't eat enough. This time I am making sure to eat carbs plus protein in snacks 4 times per day - a morning snack, 2 afternoon snacks, and a before bed snack. This time my weight is continuing to go up steadily and baby is average sized.

I'm having the same issue. This is my third time with GD. The first two times I gained the weight needed etc, this time I'm struggling to gain any weight. I'm 27+3 and I've only gained 6lbs. My numbers are good, I exercise, but I'm always hungry.

It's a hard adjustment when your used to eating double portion sizes but your stomach will adjust. Are you eating snacks between meals? My diet plan allows 2200 calories 3 meals and up to 3 small snack. I usually only get 1 maybe 2 snack but I def never feel hungry I feel like ugh I need to eat again. what is your plan like? Also are you taking advantage of veggies since most are "free" I find roasted veggies fill me

I struggled alot at first with this and still do on occasion, but I've gotten use to it and I'm not as hungry anymore. I eat a lot of mixed nuts. They are low in carbs and high in protein and help to curb hunger.

I feel like I'm eating ALL the time! I'm not used to snacks between meals and before bed. I just try to make sure I'm packing on the protein and it really helps to keep me full. Breakfast I make a breakfast bowl with 2 eggs, sausage, shredded cheese and sometimes I add some potatoes or fruit (berries) if I have it. Snack is coffee the way I like it. Afternoon snack is usually a nature valley protein bar or green apple with almond butter, and nighttime snack is a Greek yogurt chobani flip.

I was feeling hungry all the time too, but my body got used to it. I've cried before and after lunch and dinner because of my limitations. I just kept thinking about my baby and how this is all for him. Did your midwife give you a timeline for your meals and snacks? A couple of weeks after I got into that routine, I wasn't hungry all the time.

My diet plan also involves total of 6 meals with 3 snacks but the only thing is the portions size. I am allowed to have a fist size of protein, 1 cup of carbs(rice, pasta etc) and salad vegetables. For snacking I am only allowed 2 biscuits or crackers or a cup of low fat milk. This sounds enough But I think my body will take time to adjust as I used to eat lot of fats and carbs!!

Almonds, cheese, and salads help me. I can eat a larger salad than usual loaded with veggies, as many almonds as I want, as much cheese too. Also sugar free jello or pudding is a good follow up to a meal.

I would eat more protein during meals and snacks. I stick to my limit of carbs but i eat whatever amount of protein to fill me up. Like I will have a HUGE steak or a ton of chicken, but make sure to limit the amount of potatoes (or whatever carb choice) to whatever the guideline is. That's how I got around being hungry all the time!

Oh another thing I do, which also helps with my fasting numbers is drinking a protein shake for my bedtime snack. I found a good one that's plant based at target. It definitely helped me not be hungry when trying to sleep.

First, diagnosed with gestational diabetes and I'm finding it very difficult to keep me and maybe full I follow my meal plan and normally my numbers are good problem with me is she likes to wake me up in the middle of the night what's hunger pains recently this morning I got up around 3 ish and decided to have two slices of pickle and five crackers and it completely destroyed my fasting number makes me sad knowing that we are hungry and I can't do anything to nourish her